Oak wilt can quickly kill trees in the red oak family. The fungus can be carried by beetles during the spring and summer, so don’t prune trees from April 15-July 15 to protect them from disease.

"Oak wilt is a devastating fungus to the oak trees, especially the red oak type that have the pointed tips,” Michigan DNR Forest Health Forester Cheryl Nelson said.

Gardening: Tips to protect trees and shrubs this winter so they'll spring back next year Diagnosing oak wilt. Not all wilt symptoms on oak trees can be attributed to the fungus that causes oak ...

2000-09-23 04:00:00 PDT STATE-- A recently discovered link between the microbe threatening to wipe out California's prized oak woodlands and another killer fungus raises the frightening ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Several cases of oak wilt fungus have been confirmed in the Bird Hills Nature Area after a concerned resident reported a tree that looked unhealthy to city officials.

Oak wilt is a potentially deadly disease caused by the fungus Bretziella (formerly Ceratocystis) fagacearum. First discovered in the 1940s in the Mississippi River Valley area, the disease is ...

Oak wilt is caused by the fungus Bretziella fagacearum. This fungus enters the xylem tissue -- the tree’s water-conducting tissue -- preventing water from transporting throughout the tree.

The leaves are down, winter is upon us, and that means it’s prime time for pruning oak trees, which can be infected by the oak wilt fungus if they’re pruned during the high-risk period mid ...

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In December 2021, an invasive fungus infamous for decimating oak trees was half a kilometre away from the Canadian border. Last month, oak wilt crossed the border and was spotted in Niagara Falls.

Oak wilt involves a fungus that permeates and disables a tree’s water conducting system; while all oak trees can be infected by the fungus, some species are more susceptible than others.

Oak wilt is one of the deadliest tree diseases in the U.S., responsible for killing millions of trees across 76 counties in Texas, according to the forest service.